plants

Question 1

pollination occurs when..

Answer 1

pollen grain from anther reaches stigma of pistil

Question 2

what is germination

Answer 2

process of seeds beginning to grow

Question 3

what do mature plants produce?

Answer 3

cones

Question 4

female cones produce ovules in the

Answer 4

upper surface of seed scale

Question 5

an egg is produced inside the ovule through..?

Answer 5

meiosis

Question 6

in male cones, sacs in the ____ ____ of the scales produce pollen by meiosis

Answer 6

lower surface

Question 7

a pollen grain carried by wind by other means lands directly on an ovule and forms a ..

Answer 7

pollen tube

Question 8

female come sheds a ..

Answer 8

winged seed

Question 9

plants that produce without seeds reproduce through..

Answer 9

spores

Question 10

are spores diploid or haploid?

Answer 10

hapolid

Question 11

on damp ground, the spore can develope without fertilization into sperm and egg producing

Answer 11

gametophyte

Question 12

what is cross pollination

Answer 12

when pollen from one plant is transferred to the flower on a different plant

Question 13

what are the two most common agents of cross pollination

Answer 13

wind insects

Question 14

a pollen tube grows down the..

Answer 14

style into ovary and enters an ovule

Question 15

a pollen grain travels down the tube to fertilize

Answer 15

one egg

Question 16

what is seed dispersal

Answer 16

the transport of seeds away from parent plant

Question 17

why do seeds need to be moved away from parent

Answer 17

or else the mature plant will compete for moisture, sunlight, and soil